Client
Sydney Metro System
Sector
Transport Infrastructure
Location
Sydney
Darug Country
State
NSW
Operations Control Centre Expansion Works
Degnan delivered the design, construction, and systems integration for the expansion of the Operations Control Centre (OCC),
the heartbeat of the Sydney Metro System, Australia’s first driverless metro.
Degnan was excited to have been a part of Australia’s biggest public transport project, which transformed the way commuters travelled daily.
The expanded OCC was a world-class facility built to accommodate the complete Sydney Metro, with controllers constantly monitoring the entire System, controlling the trains, tunnels, platforms, and sky train 24hrs, 7 days a week. The expansion of the OCC then incorporated the second stage of the Sydney Metro – Sydney Metro City & Southwest. Stage one of the Sydney metro line, the Metro North West, which opened in May 2019, was already managed and controlled through the OCC.
This was the first MTR/MTS operation expansion of its kind, and Degnan had ample experience in delivering groundbreaking and supporting infrastructure works in live operating rail networks.
Degnan’s work comprised electrical, mechanical, fire, hydraulics, and fit-out works, including some interface work to the existing data rooms and the provision of the external mechanical enclosure and transformer generator unit.
Degnan had ample experience in delivering this ground-breaking first MTR/MTS operation expansion of its kind, supporting infrastructure works in live operating rail networks.
Degnan committed to sourcing solutions that met sustainability initiatives and ensured maintainability, and they made supply chain choices for materials and products to ensure the expansion had cohesiveness with the existing OCC buildings.
